2026 Philippine Holidays — Full List of Regular & Special Non-Working Days in PH

Guide on 2026 Philippine Holidays Based on the Palace’s Official Announcement

2026 PHILIPPINE HOLIDAYS – You can check here a full list of the regular and special non-working days in the country.

There are a lot of holidays in the Philippines this 2025 and most of them were regular and special non-working days. Both classes in schools in all levels and work in both public and private sectors are cancelled during a regular holiday.

During a special non-working day, work in the government offices are suspended while those employees in the private sector who need to report to duty are entitled to a holiday pay. Are you excited to check on the 2026 Philippine holidays?

Malacañang has already released the Proclamation No. 1006 which entailed the 2026 Philippine holidays as approved by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Here are the regular holidays as announced by the Palace:

Regular Holidays

January 1 (Thursday) — New Year’s Day
April 2 — Maundy Thursday
April 3 — Good Friday
April 9 (Thursday) — Araw ng Kagitingan
May 1 (Friday) — Labor Day
June 12 (Friday) — Independence Day
August 31 (Monday) — National Heroes Day
November 30 (Monday) — Bonifacio Day
December 25 (Friday) — Christmas Day
December 30 (Wednesday) — Rizal Day

There is a holiday pay for employees who report to work during a regular holiday. In most cases, a 100% holiday pay based on the basic daily rate of the employee applies. In the case of government workers whose work is suspended during regular holidays, there is no deduction — the government workers will still be paid with their daily rate despite no work on the said day.

With regards to the special non-working days, based on the labor rules set by the Department of Labor and Employment or DOLE, employees who report to work on a special non-working day are entitled to receive a holiday pay that is equivalent to 30% of their basic daily rate. The “no work, no pay” applies during this type of holida.

In the full list of the 2026 Philippine holidays, here are the special non-working days as well as the additional special non-working days: